Trailer-dumping mechanism



L. \M. SPENCER.

TRAILER DUMPING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC 15,1916.

Patented m. 11. 5922,

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l/VVE/VTUR L. M. SPENCER.

TRAILER DUMPING MECHANISM.

APPLXCATION FILED DEC 15 ZSHEETS-SHEET 2.

W W9 H Pat elated; Aug. It, 1922.

LCUIS M. SPENCER, OF HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN.

rampart-numerator innonalarsra.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. it, 1922.

Application filed December 15, 1916. Serial No. 137,093.

To all whom it may concern:

citizen of the United States, and residing at Hi hland Park, in the county of /Vayne and tate of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Trailer-Dumping Mechanism, of which the following is a speciiication.

it is customary to provide motor trucks with tiltable bodies and also to equip them with a hydraulic (oil) hoist and a gear pump actuated by the propelling engine whereby the body -may be tilted for dumping purposes. Again, it has been proposed to mount the front end of a two-wheeled running gear on the rear end of a tractor, said running, gear having -a tiltable body and the tractor having a drum around which passes a cable for tilting the body. This construction is objectionable in that toothed reversing gearing is required v(on account of the ;l r g cable hauling mechanism, driven by said non-reversibility of the internal combustion engines whereby the drum-is driven) which is noisy and subject to wear, and also be cause it necessitates the use oi frlction bralres, which renders the control of the heavy body uncertain. It is also understood that attempts have been made to mount a pump on a tractor and to connect it by means of a flexible pipe with a cylinder on a trailer of the semi or two-wheeled type, said cylinder having a piston and piston rod, the latter OfWlilCh carries pulleys" over which pass cables, suitably anchored at one end 'and having their other ends attached to a tiltable body on'thetrailer; but

. these attempts have been unsuccessful 1 be cause it is substantially impossible to maintain tight connections at the high pressures required. In each of these instances the load which can be carried and discharged by the pow er of thepropelling engine (for convenience, hereinafter termed the dis chargeable load) is that which may be received in the single tilting body with which the truck or the train (that is, the pulling vehicle plus the pulled vehicle) is provided.

The present invention aims togreatly in crease thed-ischargeableload capacity of the train (which is particularly valuable on hauls of considerable distance) and it consists in a truck having a propelling engine, a reduction mechanism, and a tilting body together with a trailer having a tilting body,

and means whereby the reduction-mechanism may be utilized to dump either body at will, a Be it known that T, Lotus M. SPENCER, a

by avoided and certain control of the bodyis ensured under all circumstances. I consider myself the first to utilize the propelling engine of a steerable truck to dump both a body thereonand a body on a trailer drawn by said truclnwhet her the dumping of said bodies be effected singly or simultaneously. The invention also consists in a steerable pulling vehicle having a propeling engine and hydraulically operated engine, together with a running gear at tached to said pulling vehicle, said running gear having a tiltable'body and means whereby the cable or cables which are actuated by the cable hauling mechanism may be utilized to tilt said body. Again, the invention consists in a steerable pulling vehicle, a four-wheeled tra ler 1nclud1ng a tilting body drawn thereby, a draw-bar connection between the vehicles of such nature as to admit of their turning sharp corners, cable hauling mechanism on the pulling vehicle actuated by the propelling engine thereof, and a cable leading from said cable hauling machanism to the trailer through which force for tilting the body may. be applied. The invention also consists in a trailer having a cable guide wherebya low clearance is maintained for passing underneath street bridges,- entering garages and the like, and whereby the body may nevertheless be tilted to a high degree (say 38 to 45) toinsure a complete discharge of the contents. An additional important advantage results from the fact that the center of gravity of the trailer body may thus be kept low, whichrelieves the body and frame of excessive rocking and twistlng.

In the drawings, Fig. l is a side elevation parts being broken away, showing one em bodiment of the invention. Fig. 1 is a continuation thereof. Fig. 2 is a section on fline 2--2 of Fig'. 1.' Fig. 3 is a front view into the lower end of the cylinder.

of the hoisting mechanism. on the trailer,

parts being broken away Fig. 4 is a section on the line H of Fig. 1. Fig. is a section on the line 5-5 of. Fig. 3. .'Fig. 6

is" a plan "view showing the course. of thecables in' passing from the truck to the traileri. Fig. 71 is a plan view corresponding to Fig. 6 showing a modification. in which but-Onercable is used. Fig. 8 is a viewe-corresponding to Fig. 2, the pump and connectingpipes being omitted, showbody of a. truck, said body being mounted;

to swing about pivots 3 located near the rear end of the vehicle, and having body arms 4 secured to and depending from its front end. The lower ends of these arms are detachably secured by removable pins or bolts 5 to shackles 6 (Fig. l) on the ends of cables 7 thatpass upwardly over'pulleys 8 and then downwardly to an equalizing bar 9, the latter being pivoted by the bolt or pin 10 (that may be removable) to the shacklell (Fig. .2) anchored to the cross frame 12. From the cross frame rises the hoisting cylinde'r having a piston (not shown) and piston rod 16 that bears a cross-bar 18 from which the pulleys 8 are suspended in such 'manner as to allow free universal swinging movement. The cylinder preferably bears anexpansion tank 20 for the oil which is conducted by a pipe 21 to a gear 'ump 22 mounted on an arm 23 depending rom the cross frame. The pump is driven by means of a chain 24 and a clutch gear 25 from the propeller or other suitable'shaft 26 on the truck (it being understood that the shaft is in turn driven by an internal combustion propelling engine 26 located forward of the drivers seat 27 and the liquid is discharged from the pump through a pipe 28 A suitable valve (not shown) is employed whereby the liquid may be directed through'the pump casing either in such direction as to elevate the piston and piston rod, or to allow the'latter to lower gradually, or to entirely break theconnection between the pipes. The control levers for both the clutch 25 and the valve mechanism are preferably mounted on the expansion chamber within convenient reach of a driver.

I The genera arrangement of parts thus far described is well known with the exception that the connections 5 and 10 have hereto- I fore been of a permanent nature, and with the further exception that no' means whereby the device could have been employed for tilting a trailer body (as hereinafter pointed out) were present.

Connected; to the truck by means of a stiff draw-bar or tongue 30 (of any suitable is a trailer which will be described PIQS'. ently. As shown, the front end of the divided bracket 31-(Figs. 1 and 7) clamped about the central portion of the axle housing 32 and may swing horizontally and to a limited extent vertically about a draw bolt 33; at its rear end the draw-bar is pivoted" therefrom body arms 4:3 which are pivotally connected by means of bolts or pins-.44 to shackles 4.5 on the ends of hoisting cables (pulleys- 46. The latter pass upwardly over 48 and have their other ends attache to an equalizing bar 49 pivoted at 50 to a shackle '51 which is anchored to 'a suitable crossframe 52 secured to the main. frame 40. Rising from the cross-frame is a fixed post that, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is preferably made up of channel irons 55 turned face to face and havingtheir opposed flanges joined by suitable lacing plates 56. The post may be braced from the 'front end of the frame by rods or other members 57. Sheaves or pulleys 58 .are mounted on the upper end of the post, preferably at its rear side, and are of suchsize as to guide actuatingcables 60 into substantial alignment with the longitudinal center of the post. Slidable in the post and conforming closely to the interior thereof is a suitable thrust bar 61, preferend of which the lower ends of the cables 60 are anchored at 62. At its upper end the construction; it must take heavy thrusts) draw-bar is received in a socket in a strong'- ably of channel cross-section, to the lower bar 61. bears a crossarm' 63' (Fig. 3) on which the pulleys 48 are suspended in such manner as to allow free universal swinging movement.

The actuating cables 60, as stated before,

pass from the lower end of the thrust bar up I over the sheaves 58; from this point they extend preferably directly downwardly around guide sheaves 70 that are suitably mounted near the longitudinal center line of the frame 40 and substantially above the center about which the draw-bar'30 swings, say by .means of a cross frame 71 and bearings 72 (Fig. 6) The cables 60 then con--- t at from cables 7 (Fig. 1) to sheaves or pulleys 80 mounted (similarly to the sheaves 7 on the frame 1, from which they rise and are normally hung on hooks 81 or the like 2) carried on the expansion chamber 20 or elsewhere.

Therefore the body of the truck may be tilted in the usual manner without in any way affecting the trailer body. Should it be desired to tilt the trailer body independently of the truck body, it is only necessar to remove the bolts or the bolt (pre 'era "blythe'former, as that allows the piston rod to be projected a maximum distance from the cylinder) and tothen shackle the cables 60 to the cross-arm 18, as indicated in dashed lines (Figs 1 and 2), for example, by passing clevis bolts through the holes 82 in the arm. It is, of courseyapparent that by leaving the bolts 5 and 10 in place and connecting the cables 60 to' the cross arm- 18 as stated, both bodies may be tilted at the same time. It will also be understood thereafter, during which latter operation the truck body (then'empty) may be mamanipulated as in dumping. Again, by disconnecting the draw-bar and cables 60, the truck may be used to draw any one of a number of trailers, some of which are in the .course of loading while others are on theway to the dump. The body 2 may in some cases beomitt/ed or be fixed to the frame 1; the resulting combination still possesses important advantages over present practice in that the control of the various stepsof tilting the trailer body is certain, and in that wear and noise incident to the use of toothed gearing is avoided; also in that toothed 'reversing gears as well as friction clutches are avoided.

A somewhat more simplified construction, in that but a single actuating cable is used, is shown in Figs. 7 to 12, inclusive. In this instance the piston rod- 100 of the hydraulic hoist is extended upwardly somewhat above the cross-arm and is slotted to afford a central mounting for the sheave or pulley 101. :1 trailer body actuating cable 102 passes over the sheave and has its front end detachably anchored at 103 to the cross frame or other fixed portion of the vehicle. The other portion of the cable passes downward ly from the sheave and under the sheave 104 (Fig. 10) suitably supported on the frame, then rearwardly to the sheave 105 (Fig. 7) which is substantially over the front end of the draw-bar 30, then along the draw-bar to the sheave 110 (Fig. 11) on the trailer frame, then up over'a sheave 111 on the upper front side of the post 112 (that corresponds to the post heretofore de scribed) and is finally anchored at 113 to the lower end of the thrust bar 114. The

cables 7 and associated parts for applying the lifting force to the body 2 are employed as before, and by removing the bolts 5 or detaching the cable 102' at 103 either the trailer body or the truck body may be tilted at will.

mile but one trailer is shown, it is merely a matter of duplication to add a second trailer (or more") and to provide an additional cable or cables (properly guided) through the first trailer) whereby the body (or bodies) may be tilted at will.

111 cases in which the piston rod 16 extends but ashort distanceabove the cross arm, it may be adapted to the single cable installation by providing a cap 125 (Fig. 12) having upstanding ears 126 in which the sheave 116 is mounted.

It is of course understood that the bodies 2 and 42 are equipped with doors 130 swingable about pivots 131 and normally connected to the body bylatches (not shown) in the ordinary Wit -=The details of to construction may be widely varied without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and I do not wish to be limited except as indicated by the claims. The word cable as, used hereinindicates either the cablesshown"or any other flexible member such as a chain whereby the same function is performed.

1. In combination, a pulling vehicle having a .tiltable body and a propelling engine, a pulled vehicle having a tiltable body, and means whereby the propelling 'eng'ine'may be utilized to tilt either body at will.

2. In combinatiom'a'pulling vehicle having a tiltable body and a propelling engine, a pulled vehicle havingatiltable body, and means carried entirely by said vehicles whereby the propelling engine'may be utilized to tilt either body atwill.

3. In combination, a truck having a tiltable body, apropelling engine and a leverage-increasing mechanism' for the engine, a trailer also having a tiltable body; a connection between the vehicles whereby they are enabled to pass around sharp corners,

and means whereby the leverage-increasing mechanism maybe utilized to tilt either body at will.

a 4. In combination, a truck ing body, a propelling engine, a pump driven by said engine, a hoisting cylinder, a piston and a piston rod associated with said pump,

a trailer having a tiltingrbody, and means mechanism for the front end of the body, said mechanism including an upwardly proje'ctable member, a trailer having a body tiltable about an axis near the rear end thereof, hoisting mechanism for the front end of the last mentioned body, said mechanism including-a projectable member, and means for actuating the projectable member on the truck alone to tilt the truck body orfor actuating both projectablemembers simultaneously-"to tilt the trailer body, wherebythe bodies may each be tilted at a high angle and whereby clearance for passing overhead obstructions. is insured.

7. In combination, a front running gear and a rear running gear,-a body tiltable on said rear running gear, a fixed guide on said rear running gear, 'a member slidable in said guide, a cable for, actuating said member, said cable leading to the front running gear, means on the front running gear for hauling said cable, and separate cable means on the rearrunning gear associated with the slidable member for tilting r the body.

8. In combination, a front running gear and a rear running gear,.a' body tlltable on said rear running gear, a fixed gulde on said rear runnin gear, a member slidable in said guide, a ca le for actuating said member, said cable leading to the front running gear, I means on the front running gear for haulabled to turn sharply in respect to the pulled ing said cable, and, means on therear running. gear swingable in respect to said slid-v able member for tilting said body.

9. In combination, a, frontrunning gear and a rear running gear, a'bfody tiltable onsaid rear running gear, an upright guide on said rear running gear, a member slidable in said guide, a cable for actuating said member, said cable leading to the front running gear, means on the front running gear for hauling said cable, and cable means on the rear running gear associated with the slidhaving a tilt A able member for tilting the body whereby the body may be tilted to a high angle and whereby clearance of overhead obstructions is obtained. J

10. A highway train comprising a pulling vehicle having apropellingengine, a trailer,

draw bar means havinga swingable connection with the pulling vehicle and also with c the trailer whereby -the train is enabled to pass around sharp curves, a pump carried by the pulling vehicle and driven by the engine, a piston and piston rod associated with the pump and also mounted on the pulling vehicle, and means carried wholly on the pullingv vehicle and the trailer wherevby the piston rod may be utilized to tilt the trailer body.

11. A highway train. comprising a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine, a trailer, draw bar means having aswingable connection with the pulling vehicle and also withthe trailer whereby the train is enabled to pass around sharp'curves, a pump carried by the pulling vehicle and driven by the engine, a piston and piston rod associated with the pump and also mounted on the pulling vehicle, and'means,1carried wholly by the pulling vehicle and the trailer, constructed and arranged to normally. cause stresses in the piston rodsubstantially only longitudinally of the axis thereof, whereby the piston 'rodflmay be utilized to tilt the trailer body. 12. A highway train comprising .a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine, a trailer, draw bar means having a swingable connection with the pulling vehicle and also with the trailer wherebyt-he trainis enabled to pass around shazrp curves, apump carried by the pullingvehicle and driven by the engine, a piston and piston rod associated with the pump and also mounted onv the pulling vejhicle, and means, carried wholly by the pulling vehicle and the trailer and including a pulley carried by the piston rod and arranged substantially inthe central plane thereof and a cable associated with said pulley, whereby the piston rod may be utilized to tilt the trailer body. v

13. In combination, a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine, a pulled vehicle having a tiltable body, a draw bar whereby the pulled vehicle is connected to the pulling .ve-.

icle and whereby the pulling vehicle is envehicle, cable hauling means on the pulling vehicle, a cable connected; to the cable hauling means, means ancludihg a guide carried by the draw bar, nf eans whereby the cable is guided in substantially parallel relation to said draw bar, and means for utilizing sai ilti manna-a connected to the pulling'vehicle, and whereby the pulling vehicle is, enabled" to turn sharply in respecttothe pulled Vehicle, an upright hydraulic hoist on the pulling vehi cle, said hoist being actuated by said internal combustion engine, a cable actuated by .said hoist,'a pulley substantially at the base of the hoist about which the cablepasses and from which it leads rearwa-rdly, means whereby the cable is guided in substantially parallel relation to said draw bar, and means for utilizing said cable to tilt the body.

15. In combination,-a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine and a tiltable body, a pulled vehicle having a tilta-ble body, a draw bar whereby the pulled vehicle is con-j nected to the pulling vehicle and whereby.

the pulling vehicle is enabled to turn sharply in respect to the pulled vehicle, cable hauling means .on the pulling vehicle, and means including a cable guided in substantially parallel relation to said draw bar whereby the cable hauling means may be utilized to tilt either'body at will.

16. In combination, a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine and a tiltable body, it pulled vehicle having a tiltable body, a

draw bar whereby the pulled vehicle is con-.

nected to the pulling vehicle and whereby the pulling vehicle is enabledto turn sharply in respect to thepulled vehicle, a hydraulic cable hauling device on the pulling vehicle,

' said device including a pump, a cylinder and a piston rod and being actuated by'said en-v gine, and' means including two cables ar-' ranged to be interchangeabl qoperatively connected to the pistonfrod t rough whih force tending to tilt either body at will may betransmi tted from the cable hauling device,

7. In combination, a pulling vehicle havinga tilting body and a propelling engine, a

pulled vehicle having a tilting body, and

means whereby the propelling. engine may be utilized to simultaneously tilt both bodies.

18.111 combination, a pulling vehicle in eluding ail-upwardly projectable member, a

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trailer having a body tiltable aboutan axis near the rear .end thereof, hoisting mochanism'for'the front end of the body, said mechanism including a projectable member, means foractuatin'g. the projectable member on the pulling vehicle, means whereby the movement of the last mentioned projectable member causes the projectable member on the trailer to beprojected', and means where by the movement of the projectable ember on the't'r'ailer causes thefbody to tilt;

19. In combination, a pulling vehicle hav ing a btidy tiltable about a horizontal axis near it'sfiear end, a pulled vehiclehiaving a body 'tilta'ble'about a horizontal axis near its rear end, -cablefmeans connected to the front portion ofthejfirst mentioned body on oppo site sides of the longitudinal center thereof,

body at substantially twice the rate hauling means for tiltin .guide for. said cable carried by the draw-bar.

a single cable connected to the front portion of the second mentioned body in substan tially the longitudinal central plane thereof,

and a common means whereby either the first named cable means may be utilized to may be utilized to'tilt the second named body.

tilt the first named body'or the single cable 9/0. In combinatioma truck having a propelling engine and abody .tiltable vertically about a horizontal axis near the rear end of the truck, a trailer havinga tiltable body,

21. In: combination, a running gear, a body I tiltable on said running gear about a horizontal axis near one en guide centrally of said running gear near theother end thereof, a channeled member slidable in said guide, a sheave mounted on the upper portion of said guide and projecting into the channel of said member, a cable passing over th sheave and along the channel of said member and lifting said member from the lower end portion thereof, and means associated with the upper end portion of said channeled member on opposite sides thereof for lifting the adjacent end of saig sai member is lifted.

22. A vehicle comprising a running gear, a body tiltable-on said running gear about a Eli thereof, an upright horizontal axis near one end thereof, an upright guide, a channeled member slidable in said guide, a sheave carried by the upper portion of the guide and projecting into the channel of "said member, a second sheave substantially at the base of the guide, a cable passing over the sheaves and forwardly from the second sheave and being anchored to the lower portion of said member whereby the member may be elevated in the guide, a cross-bar, sheaves. carried by said cross-bar on opposite sides of the channeled member, and cable means passing over the last named sheaves for causing the adjacent end portion of the-body to rise substantially twice as fast. as said member.

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llllli 23'. Incombinatitn, a pulling vehicle having apropelling engine, a pulled vehicle havinga tiltable body, a draw-bar connecting the pulled vehicle to the pulling vehicle, cable hauling means on the pulling vehicle actuated by said engine, a cable through which force is transmitted from said cable said body, and a tee neath and gine, a pulled vehicle having a tiltable body, 1

a cross-frame on the pulling vehicle, a'secnd cross-frame on the pulled vehicle, cable" guides on the cross-frames, a thrust connection between the vehicles whereby they are enabled to turn about sharp corners, and a cable passing about the uides through which force from the hy raulic hoisting mechanislnmay be transmitted for tilting the body of the pulled vehicle.

In combination, a truck having a tiltable body and a propelling engine, a trailer having a tiltable body, and means whereby the engine may be utilized to tilt either body at will, said means including a cable and guiding means therefor whereby said cable is guided in the pulling vehicle belongitudinally of the body thereon. I

26. A steerable highway train comprising a truck having a dumping body and apropelling engine, a trailer pulled by said truck including instrumentalities whereby said bodies may be dumped by said engine.

27. In combination, a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine and a reciprocable member actuated thereby, a pulled vehicle having a tiltable body, a reciprocable memher on the pulled vehicle arranged to tilt the body, and means for causing the movement of the first named reciprocable member to be repeated in said second reciprocable member.

- 28. In combination, a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine, a trailer having a tiltable body, athrust element connectlng the rear end of the pulling vehicle and the front end of the pulled vehicle, said thrust element being so connected to the vehicles as to allow them to pass around sharp curves, 1

cable hauling means on the pulling vehicle,

. means for actuating the cable hauling means from the engine, cable guiding means car ried by the thrust element, and means, including a cable passing from the pulling vehicle to the pulled vehicle, for utilizing said cable hauling means for tilting the body of the trailer, said cable being guided by said cable guiding means.

29. A highwa train comprising a truck having a prope ling engine and a tiltable body, a trailer having a tiltable body,'thrust means having a swingabl'e connection with the truck and also with thetrailer whereby the train is enabled to pass around sharp curves, means for utilizing the engine to tilt the trailer body and the truck body, said means including a flexible element extending across between the truck and trailer whereby power may be transmitted.

30. In combination, a truck having a propelling engine and a body tiltable vertically about a horizontal axis near the rear end of 'member for tilting the body of the. pulledmember causes the body to tilt.

the truck,'a trailer having a tiltable body, and means for utilizing said engine for tilting the bodies, said means including a flexible-power transmitting element extending rearWa-rdly from the truck substantially centrally thereof and below the level of the rear end of the truck body when the latterv is fullytiltedJ v 31.1Self propelled load carrying means including a tiltable body, an upright hoist for tilting said body, a cable guide near the base of-thehoist, and means for utilizing saidhoist for tilting the body, said means including a cable actuated by said hoist and passing around the cable guide and leading thence directly rearwardly therefrom.

32. In combination, a pulling vehicle having a propelling-engine and a fixed guide, a

vehicle having a tiltable body, means for and also, having a dumping body, said train utilizing the movement of the projectable vehicle, said means including a cable passing over the sheave. v

33. In combination, a pulling vehicle having a propelling engine and an upright fixed gulde, a projectable member slidable in said guide, a saddle conforming to and mounted on the upper end of the projectable member, a sheave mounted to rotate about a horizontal axis, said sheave being carried by the saddle, a pulled vehicle having a tiltable 0 body, means for utilizing the movement of the projectable member for tilting the body of. the pulled vehicle, said means including a cable passing over the sheave. 34. A roadway train comprising atruck having a propelling engine, a guide on the truck, a member projectable in respect to said guide, a trailer" connected to the truck by means of a draw bar, said trailer having a tiltable body, means for utilizing the wheel supported running gear including propelling means, a guide and a member projectab e'-along said'gu ide, said guide being carried by the running gear, means for utilizing the propellin' means to project the 20 projectable member, a rame operatively connected to the running gear and swingable in respect thereto to pass around curves, atilt able bodymounted' on the frame, and means whereby the movement of the projectable 36. A roadway train comprising a'truck having a propelling engine and a tiltable body, a trailer havin a tiltable body, said truck also having a ydraulic hoisting del" iaaeaaa vice including a cylinder and a piston rod projecting therefrom, and means, including c three cables associated \with the projecting end of the piston rod whereby the tWo bodies may be tilted. a g

37 Self propelled load carrying means including an upstanding cylinder, a piston and piston rod construction reciprocable therein, a sheave mounted substantially at the base of the cylinder, a tiltable body, an upright guide forwardly of the body, a thrust member slidable in the guide, cable means passing around the sheave and connecting the piston rod construction with the thrust member, whereby the thrust member is 1 caused to rise when the piston rod rises, and cable means connecting thethrust member with the body so constructed and arranged that the front end of the body is caused to rise substantially twice as fast as the thrust member. v

38. In combination a pulling vehicle, a wheeled frame drawn thereby andswingable in respectthe'reto about a vertical axis, said frame having abody pivoted near its rear end to tilt, cable hauling mechanism on the pulling vehicle, and upright mechanism carried by the frame forwardly of the body for lifting the latter, a cable leading from the cable hauling mechanism to the upright mechanism to actuate the latter, said upright mechanism including means whereby the front end of the body is elevated at a greater speedthan the cable is hauled.

LOUIS M. SPENCER. 

